Vehicle-pole tip.



PATENTED snmuv, 1907. H. A. NORD. VEHICLE POLE-TIP. APPLIOATION II-LIID DBO. 22, 1905. RENEWED JULY 20. 1907.

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HARRY A. NORD, OF KIRON, IOWA.

VEHICLE-POLE TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed December 22, 1905, Serial No- Z93,013. Renewed July 20, 1907. Serial No. 384,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. NORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kiron, in the county of C-rawford and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Pole Tips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to attachments for vehicle poles whereby neck-yokes can be securely fastened thereon so as to be retained under all conditions.

As heretofore secured, neck-yokes often become detached from the poles whenever traces become detached. or a swingle tree or trace is broken and considerable inconvenience is therefore experienced and the horses are often frightened and great danger therefore incurred. I have therefore devised a simple attachment which can be readily attached to a pole and which will securely retain the neck-yoke so as to prevent its accidental displacement.

The invention consists of a split sleeve having a flange therearound and provided with ears adapted to receive clamping means whereby the sleeve can be caused to grip tightly on the pole or tongue. This sleeve is adapted to hold the depending loop or flap of the neckyoke so as to prevent it from slipping off from the end of the pole.

The invention also consists of the further novel features of construction of parts, the preferred form whereof will be hereinafter made clearly apparent and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 is a side v elevation of a portion of a pole having my attachment thereon and showing the manner of securing a neck yoke thereby, and, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a split sleeve formed of any suitable material such as metal, hard rubber, etc. and from the ends of this sleeve extend parallel ears 2 having apertures 3 therein adapted to receive a bolt 4 having a thumb nut 5 upon the threaded end thereof. A suitable number of beads 6 are preferably formed within the sleeve and parallel with the edges thereof. Aflange 7 is arranged upon the outer face'of the sleeve and extends from one end to the other thereof, said flange being substantially crescent shaped. In using this device, a pole 8 which has the ordinary retaining flange 9, is inserted through the loop or flap 10 of a neck-yoke 11 after which the sleeve 1 is placed over the end of the pole and brought into close proximity to the loop 10 with its ears 2 extending downward. The thumb nut 5 is then turned upon bolt 4 so as to draw the ears 2 together and contract the sleeve,

thereby forcing the heads 6 into the tongue or pole and preventing the movement of said attachment longitudinally of said pole. It will thus be seen that the loop or flap 10 will be securely retained on the pole between flange 9 and the attachment and it becomes impossible What I claim is- 1. An attachment of,thc character described comprising a split sleeve, ears extending from the ends thereof of a width equal to the width of said sleeve, means within the ears for contracting the sleeve, a flange extending from the sleeve, and inwardly projecting beads within and integral with the sleeve.

2. The combination with a vehicle pole, of a neck-yoke retaining means thereon comprising a split sleeve surrounding the poie, means for clamping the sleeve upon the pole beads within said sleeve and paralleling the edges thereof, and a substantially crescent shaped flange extending from the sleeve.

3. The combination with a vehicle pole, of a neck-yoke retaining means thereon comprising a split sleeve surrounding the pole, means for-clamping the sleeve upon the pole, a substantially crescent shaped flange extending from the sleeve, and inwardly projecting means within and paralleling the edges of the sleeve for engaging the pole.

In testimony whereof I have signed'my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY A. NORD.

Witnesses:

N. I. Lsns'on, C. C. IVERSEN. 

